Cover Reveal of The Swift by Alex Banks

The Swift

Comes out June 2nd

How far would you go to save the ones you love?

“The night twelve-year-old Pete planned to shoot the winning goal in the championship hockey game was the same night his dad was lost at sea. Now, eight months later, his mom still cries all the time, his beloved grandfather, stricken with Alzheimer’s, can’t even remember him, and they’re about to lose their crappy old house to the bank. To make matters worse, his twin brother Henry blames Pete for all of it. After all, they were a family of fishermen—if Pete had gone to help on the boat instead of to the game, their dad might still be alive.

While searching the attic for stuff they can sell, Pete finds a battle-torn ship-in-a-bottle. When he and Henry show the bottle to their grandpa, the three of them are transported back in time—on board the very ship that’s going down.

Battling pirates and the raging sea, the boys must learn to work together to help their grandpa save his past. If they don’t, they won’t have a future to return to.”

26 Responses to Cover Reveal of The Swift by Alex Banks

Lynn, you might have pasted some wonky code here – the book cover and its description show up fine in my feed reader, but disappear when I click through. Email me if you’d like me to take a look at that for you.

But yes, the book sounds really cool–obviously, I love time travel! As for what I’d go back and change? Nothing major–I’d just want to not do some unkind things I did when I was young and stupid. 🙂

What a fab cover! I love it. Looks like a book kids could really get lost in. My youngest and I were just talking about time travel yesterday actually, saying how much we’d love a time machine. I think it’s an ageless fascination.

Yvette – I agree that time travel seems to be an ageless fascination (haha – punny one). Am working on a time travel tale now, too. I’m looking forward to reading The Swift. Definitely sounds like a book kids will love.

Cool sounding story! There’s lots of things I’d like to time travel back to and fix. But one thing I regret is cutting short a backpacking trip around Australia. Always wish I’d done that before I came home.

Fantastic cover! Man oh man! Time travel is very cool. I will travel through time in Heaven. I’ll chat with Jesus, Moses, Joseph, etc. 🙂 I have time travel book idea. This one sounds great. You are always helping others. What can WE do for you? P.S. I’ll send your pages today. (Told you I’d forget.) xoxoxo

Thanks for stopping by, Suzanne! I love the movie Peggy Sue Got Married and the parts when she interacted with her grandparents when she went back to her past and they were still alive. I think that’s one of the aspects about the idea of time travel that appeals to so many of us! I also got a kick out of the part where Peggy Sue saw her younger sister and made a big fuss over her and how she realized how precious those times were when they both lived under the same roof in their parents home. I could relate to that! 🙂

This book sounds great! It drew me right in. 🙂 I love time travel books and I am sure there are many things I would go back and change if I could. Of course- I would have to give this a lot of time before undoing anything or who knows what would happen. Maybe it would be safest to time travel back to some favorite days with my grandparents.